Sound indicator for film footage



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Patented Jan. 19, 1932 i p UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application filed October 8, 1931. Serial No; 567,666.

This invention relates to a striking indinisms. 2 is the main plate of this structure cator in a motion picture camera, which dividing the camera case or box into the film makes a sound periodically with the film side and mechanism side. 3 is the striking feed, so that the operator, while looking indicator arm, "composed of a flat spring,

5 through the view finder, by keeping count of fastened 'to plate 2, at 4 and 4 and with 55 the number of sounds or clicks may know the striking knob riveted to it at 5. The end 6 number of feet of film he has exposed. Each of spring arm 3 is slightly bent to increase click representing a definite number of feet the throw of knob 5, and is engagedbythe of film. The invention is intended primarily diamond shaped projection 7, on the spring 1 for the use of the amateur or unskilled permotorcase 8. At each revolution of said case, 60 son where short scenes and short lengths of Which revolves in the direction shown, the film are exposed at a time and where the cost lower point 9 of the projection 7 slides under of film is important. the end 6 of arm 3, raising the end 6 and To count seconds during the exposure of striking knob 5. As the case 8 continues to an exciting scene usually is inaccurate. This revolve, the end 6 of arm 3 slips off of the 05 invention comprises a striking mechanism, upper endlO, of the projection 7 releasing geared to the film feeding mechanism which the spring arm 3, which, under the action of in the gearing shown strikes every time 2.1 the spring, snaps back, causing knob 5 to feet of film have been fed through or exposed strike the side of the adjacent gear 11. Within the film gate and makes an audible sound in the motor case 8 is the motor spring 12, 7 or click which may be counted by the operfastened to the case at 13, and with inner end ator. Whil 2,1 f t i th length of film fastened to the wind up shaft 14. Means are herein shown, it is obvious that any'lengths provided by a ratchet gear 15, fast to shaft 14, may be used by the choice of the proper gear and pawls 16, pivoted on plate 2, to prevent ratio. 7 V shaft 14 from turning backwards. Fast In the accompanying drawings: to the face of the case 8, is the gear 17, mesh- Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of the ing With the idler gear 18, fast on shaft 19, back of a, camera with back cover removed which also carries the idler gear 20, which and back plate of the frame structure partly meshes with the pinion 21, fast on shaft 22,

0 cut away to how the triking indicator. as Which drives the film Sprocket 23. Thus the 80 embodi d in thi in ntion, revolutions of the motor case 8 have a con- Fig. 2 is an end view of the frame strucstant ratio to the revolutions of the continuture removed from the enclosing camera, ease, ous feed sprocket 23, which in the mechanism showing the spring motor, gearing and strikh wn is 1 revolution vof case 8=10 revoi indicator, 7 lutions of sprocket 23. With a sprocket of 8 %ig 3 is a side iew of a, portion of the teeth, one tOOth to each picture and 40 picmotor case, showing the projection which tures per foot of film strip, this ratio equals raises the striking arm, the end of which is 1 revolution of ase 8 to 2.1 feet of'film, shown in the raised position, just ready to be fed by the continuous feed sprocket. Thus released. for each 2.1 feet of film fed through or ex- Fig. 4 shows Fig. 3, with the end ofjthe posed'in the camera, the striking knob 5, striking arm in the relea d positio j st is raised and released, striking gear 11 with ready to be engaged and raised by the proan i le Sound 01' click. jection on the, motor case. If the operator predetermines the length Simllar reference numerals indicate like of scene or footageof film he wishes to exparts in the several views. pose,-he may count the number of clicks he Referring to the drawings, 1 is the encloshears while watching the scene through the ing camera case or box, adapted to enclose a view finder; I multiple plate structure on which is mounted I Gear 11 is fast to the sprocket shaft 22 1 the film feeding, guiding and reeling mechaand take-up pulley 24, which through take up belt 25 drives the lower take-up pulley 26, fast to take-up reel shaft 27. Gear 11 meshes with and drives a pinion which opcrates the intermittent film feeding mecha- 5 nism. Gear 11 also meshes With and drives a pinion which rotates the speed governor mechanism, enclosed in case 28.

Having thus described the invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Let- 10 ters Patent is:

In a motion picture camera, the combination of a supply and take-up reel, a continuous feed sprocket, an intermittent film fceding mechanism, mounted on a multiple plate 15 structure and Within said structure, a spring motor in an enclosing case With gears for driving all said mechanism, a film footage striking indicator mechanism, composed of a flexible spring, havinga striking knob, and

2Q fastened at one end to one plate member and coacting at the other end with a sloping projection on a rotating member, so that periodically the knob is raised and released and. strikes an adjacent metal member With an 25 audible sound or click.

ISIDORE MARKS. 

